When the league's decision on the punishment of Mo Xi and Artest came out, the entire league was in an uproar, with various arguments, some saying that the punishment was too light, some saying that the punishment was too heavy, and even worse, thinking that fighting was originally a part of basketball and should not be treated so harshly, as if they had seen some kind of flood beast. But no matter what the outside world says, the penalty decision has come out, and it is already irrevocable, whether it is the Knicks, the Pacers, or the Magic, the 76ers, what needs to be done now is to make corresponding adjustments to this punishment.

Needless to say, between the 76ers and the Pacers, Artest's absence is definitely a huge variable for this game, although Artest may not be able to defend against a scorer of Iverson's style, but Artest is already the Pacers' best outward defender, for a team that emphasizes defense, when they can't play on the outside, facing a top scoring champion, this pressure can be imagined.

As for the Knicks and the Magic, it's a little weird. The core of the Knicks is Mo Xi, and Mo Xi's performance is also at the MVP level, but when the current Knicks lack Mo Xi, what will happen? No one can say clearly, although the Knicks look like walking on thin ice and cautious on the outside, but Popovich, who is far away in the West, scoffs at this, even if there is no regret, the Knicks are not weak at all by Dale Davis at the center, this is a team that cannot be ignored. On the Magic side, Doug Rivers doesn't actually have any good cards in his hands: Drew Gooden, Armstrong, or Sean Kemp, but what makes him extremely inflated is that he has the new league scoring champion, Tracy McGrady.

Maddie not only defeated Iverson Kobe and others this season to become the new scoring champion, but he is really two points ahead of the second-place Kobe, and the gap between these two points is a very big gap. Because of this, Doug Rivers inexplicably has some sufficient confidence, and plans to take advantage of the absence of this super center to face the Knicks, not to mention three consecutive cities, but at least, it is not a problem to play 2:1.

Rivers' optimism drove the whole Magic, and the Magic people were gearing up to do something at Madison Square Garden.

It's a pity that heroes start from the end, heroes are heroic in friendship, and the Knicks are located in New York, and New York has never lacked heroes.

To everyone's surprise, the Knicks came out of the crowd not Houston, not Sprewell, not Rasheed Wallace, but Gilbert Arenas, who was just a sophomore rookie.

Arenas faced Darrell Armstrong, the former best sixth man, burst out all his strength, and used all the offensive skills he learned this season, the aging Armstrong was powerless to resist Arenas, but Maddie was stalked by Sprewell, and from time to time Houston also stepped forward to help, Maddie felt a little hard to beat with two fists and four hands.

On the contrary, on the side of Arenas, it can be said that the score is like a probe, and it is really the head of the general in the army, Arians is like an assassin, every time he shoots, he is a bloody assassin, just like an assassin like Isaiah Thomas, not a killer who is more than a step lower.

In the first quarter, Arenas used his speed and strength to force the Magic's somewhat weak interior line, and the Magic were caught off guard, and Arenas scored 11 points in the first quarter by relying on breakthroughs and free throws, which made the Magic chill. In the second quarter, the Magic strengthened the defense of the interior, and Arenas's momentum was slightly contained, only scoring 6 points, but, because the Magic deployed heavy troops on the interior in order to defend Arenas, resulting in their outside empty, Houston took the opportunity to exert his power and scored 13 points in a single quarter. In the third quarter, Arenas began to change the way of attacking, combining sudden shots, whether it was another pull-up jump shot, the Magic's defense was once again in the wind, and in this quarter, Arenas's scoring efficiency was not high, only scoring 7 points.

The best part of this game is the fourth quarter, although Maddie and Arenas did not match, but in the fourth quarter, the two of them really started a scoring battle.

Maddie, who was blocked by Sprewell for three full quarters, finally began to exert his power in the final quarter, first forcing an attack on the inside, causing Sprewell's foul, followed by a wonderful step-back jumper, and another foul on Sprewell, making it 2+1.

But who would have thought that in the future, Arenas would have a wave of inhumane attacks on Armstrong.

Arenas dribbled to the frontcourt, and according to George Karl's usual tactical characteristics, at this time, either Wallace stepped forward to cover Arenas, and the two blocked and dismantled, and then whoever attacked would act at the opportunity, or directly split Sprewell and burst into Houston outside the three-point line. However, this time, Arenas had no choice, he dribbled to the outside of the three-point line, his eyes narrowed, he glanced at the short Armstrong in front of him, and suddenly laughed silently, with a contemptuous look, Arenas raised his hand directly.

"Huh~" three-point hit.

Arenas turned around like a cowboy and blew his fingers.

Arenas' counterattack whets Maddie's bloodlust, and Maddie begins to singled Spreville frequently.

And Arenas' side did not show weakness, and after Maddie played, Arenas turned around and scored another three-pointer.

"Huh~"

Arenas had a blast and hit again.

When Maddie saw it, he couldn't help but laugh angrily, and he simply came to chase three points, but Sprewell's defense was extremely tough, and Maddie hit the three-point shot.

Arenas rushed back from outside the three-point line and grabbed the rebound directly, and then directly attacked quickly, and came to the three-point line again, looking at Armstrong who pounced directly on him, Arenas did not hesitate, and made another three-point shot.

"Huh~"

"Toot ~"

Arenas scored a three-pointer and added a free throw.

It was at this time that Madison Square Garden was boiling, and people gave this stubborn, mischievous imp a huge applause, and the overwhelming applause made Arenas a little carried away, it turned out that this was what it was like to stand in the clouds.

In this game, Arenas scored 39 points, and Maddy, despite his explosion in the final quarter, did not perform well in the first three quarters, scoring only 28 points.

After the game, Arenas attended a press conference for the first time as the protagonist.

"My brother was banned for me, how could I not stand up and do something!"

Arenas's words made the whole of New York smile, so why not have a few more men who value love and righteousness.

But soon, in the second game, the reporters in New York couldn't laugh.

The Magic defeated the Knicks 101-89, Maddy scored 42 points, and Arenas only scored 14 points, if it weren't for Houston's stable performance and 24 points, the game would have been cold in the third quarter of the Knicks.

With a big score of 1:1, the pressure came to the Knicks, who lost a home court, especially Gilbert Arenas, who had just shone brightly